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Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES FRAN-K H. RUNSER, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

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Application filed July s', 1925. serial No. 42,116".

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Be it known that I, FRANK H. RUNsER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Vayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Game, of which the following is a speciiication.

The invention relates to games and its object is to provide a novel and simple mechanism whereby the operator may demonstrate his skill in tossing a ball or other object into a receptacle and indicate the accuracy of his effort.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevational view of one form of the invention; Fig. 2 a side elevational viewl of the same; Fig. 3y a plan view ofthe batter operating mechanism; Fig. 4 a side view ofthe latter mechanism; Fig. I5 an edge view of the pawlcarrying lever of said mechanism; Fig. 6 a front elevational view of the controlling switch for the indicator and F ig. 7 a detail view of the plunger mechanism by which the thrown object is .elevated into the path of the bat held by the batter.

Referring to the illustrative embodiment of the invention, 1 represents a frame or housing, the top or platform 2 of which preferably slopes downwardly from the back portion 3. A suitable indicator 4 is mounted on the back 3 ofthe frame. A net or screen 5 is suitably mounted on the top 2 preferably parallel to and at a suitable distance in front of the back 3. A figure 6 representing a ball player holding a bat 7 is rotatably mountedin front of the net 5 vand adjacent to the figure 6 is mounted the ball receiving basket and plunger mechanism 9.

The figure 6 is mounted on ashaft 10 and The shaft is revolub'ly mounted in a' bearing 12 formed in the top 2 and in abearingA 13 formed in a bracketj14 secured toand Vdepending f-rom the underside of the Itop 2. A disk 15 is secured yto theV shaft 10, anda spring 16 is coiled on the shaft one end thereof being engaged on the bracket 14 and the other end is projected through .the disk 15, and a lever 17 is loosely mountedonuthe shaft below the disk 15. A washer 18spaces the lever from the bottom wall of the' bracket. A pawl 19 is: pivotally mounted on the lever 17 and is adapted to ride on the peripheral edge of the disk 15, the disk having a lnotch 2'0 in said edge in which the pawl is adaptedl to engage. A spring 21 en'- gaged to the pawl and tothe lever 17 tends to hold the pawl in contact with the said edge of the disk 15.

A bar 22 'is secured to the bracket 14 and is disposed at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the bracket. An idler pulley 23 is mounted Aat lone end of the bar and at the opposite end of the bar is -a stop 24 which projects upwardly sufficiently to be in the path of the pawl when the lever is operated as is about to be described, and rocks the pawl on its pivot so -as to disengage it from the notch' 20 in the disk and permit the spring 16 to restore the disk to normal position delined by they stop 60 formed on the' bracket' 14 against which the disk abuts the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3.

A cable 25 is suitably connected to the free en-d of the lever 17 and passes over the idler pulley 23 and over an idler pulley 26 suitably mounted on a support 27 that depends from the platform 2 adjacent to the plunger mechanism, and the end of the cable is connected to the lower end of the plun ger rod 28 longitudinally slidable in a guide tube 29 mounted on the platform and extending through the same. A cup-shaped receptacle30 is secured to the upper end of the tube. A bellv crank lever 31 is pivoted to the receptacle 30', one arm 31a of the lever being disposed in a slot for-med in the wall of the receptacle and the outer end of the arm projecting into the interior of the receptacle. A link 32. is pivoted to the other arm of the lever 31 and alsoi to one arm 33'a of a bell crank lever 33 pivotally mounted on the tube 29 and having its other arm adapted to normally engage in a recess formed in the plunger rod 28 or .other form of abut'- mentupon thev ,rod y28 on which the end of the said arm may engage to lock the plunger against unauthorized upward movement. A spring 34 connected to the plunger and to the frame member 35d opposes the upward y movement of the plunger rod28.

' The upper end o f the plunger rod is normally .disposedin the open bottom'of the receptacle 30 and a socket or is' formed insaid end for .supporting the `object-such as a base ball 35, that has been deposited in the receptacle, so that when the plunger is elevated the ball will be elevated by it. As the ball drops into the receptacle it engages the arm 3l of theA lever 3l and rocks the lever on its pivot to cause the other arm to rise and cause the lever 33 to rock and disengage its arm 33" from the plunger rod, thus releasing said rod and permitting the operation thereof.

The cable 25. from its connection with the lever 17, extends about four suitably mounted idler pulleys 36, 37 37a, and 38 and is connected to a lever 39 pivotally mounted to the frame member 40. A turn buckle 41 is preferably provided in the cable at a suitable point so that the operations of the figure 6 and of the plunger rod may be regulated.

I preferably provide a basket or some funnel like structure 42 and support it above the receptacle 30. The operator endeavors to throw or toss the ball into the basket. When he succeeds in doing so, the ball drops from the basket into the receptacle 30. Sullicient space exists between the lower end of the member 42 and the upper end of the receptacle 30 for the passage of the end of the bat carried by the ligure 6, so that as the figure swings the bat will pass above the upper or mouth end of the receptacle `30. The plunger rod is of proper length to lift the ball above the mouth of the receptacle and into the path of the retracting movement of the bat 7, the mechanism being so timed and proportioned that when the lever 39 is rocked forwardly, or to the right in Fig. 1, the cable will 'swing the pawl-carrying lever and through the pawl rotate the vligure 6 and simultaneously elevate the plunger rod with the ball thereon.

A switch 43 is suitably mounted on the main. frame, the lever or .knife 43 thereof having a slotted extension 44 thereon through which the cable 25 extends. A lug 45 is secured to the cable at a suitable point and is adapted to abut the extension 44 when the cable is moved by the lever B9 and close the switch.

Connectors 46 and 47 are. attached to the two contacts of the switch respectively and to two binding posts 48 and 49 respectively. The service wire 50 from the source of electric power is connected to one of the binding posts and the wire 52 (Fig. l) is connected to the other binding post. The wire 52 is also connected to one of the electric lamps 53 mounted in the indicator and the other service wire 51 is connected to the lamp thus completing the circiut to the lamp when the switch is closed. A rod 54 is connected to or engages the switch arm 43a or its extension 44 and is extended through the housing for use by the attendant in opening the switch.

A trap 55 is suitably mounted at the bOt:

tom of the screen or net 5 upon which the balls fall or collect that are struck by the bat. A lever 56 is pivotally connected to the bottom of the trap and a bar 57 secured to the trap is pivoted to the lever. A rod 58 is also pivoted to the lever and is projected through the housing for operation by the attendant. By reciprocating the rod 58 the trap is caused to tilt downwardly so that any balls thereon will roll onto the inclined top or platform and roll down the latter to the ledge 2a provided at the lower edge of said top.

rlie devices above described constitute a complete unit, and any number of units may be arranged side by side in a battery, the electric lamps being mounted in a single case as shown in Fig. 1, or separately mounted. In such an arrangement a transparency is placed before each lamp upon which appears a number corresponding to the number given the unit with which the lamp is connected, as shown in Fig. 2. A number ofpersons, therefore, may play the game at the same time, and when one of them succeeds in tossing a ball into the basket of the unit at which he is stationed, he indicates the result when he operates the mechanism.

The normal position of the figure is shown in Fig. 2 in which the end of the bat is behind or rearward of the upper end of the receptacle 30. Then a ball is tossed into the basket and drops into the receptacle the plunger locking mechanism is released and the player swings the lever 89 forwardly to move the cable and rock the pawl-carrying lever to rotate the disk 15 and the ligure 6. Then the,pawl meets the stop 24 it disengages from the disk and the latter together with the shaft and the figure retract under the influence of the spring 16. By the time the plunger has delivered the ball to a point into the space between the basket and the receptacle the bal in its return movement meets the ball and knocks it oil the plunger and toward the back portion 3.

iVhen the lever 39 is released the. spring 34 retracts the plunger and the cable moves to normal position carrying the pawl-carry ing lever to its normal position and again engaging the pawl in the notch in .the disk 15.

What I claim is:

1. A game comprising a swingingmember, a reciproeable member, means communi- Yeating with the yreciproeable member for guiding onto the reciproeable member an object delivered t0 said means, and means having a connection to both said members for simultaneously operating them whereby to cause the reciproeable member to move the objectinto the path ofthe swinging member. i

2. A game eomprisingra swinging membef, 'e reciproeable member, means te 100k lll) tl-e latter member, a receptacle adapted to guide an object delivered to it onto the reciprocable member the object releasing the lock and means having connection with both members for operating them simultaneously wherebyto cause the reciprocable member to move the object into the path of the swinging member for forcibly removing the object from the reciprocable mv mber.

A game comprising a swinging member, a receptacle over which the said member is adapted to swing, a member adapted to reciprocate through the receptacle for moving an object deposited in the receptacle into the path of the swinging member and means having connection with both said m: mbers for simultaneously operatingl them whereby the swinging member forcibly removes the object from the reciprocable member.

et. A game comprising a receptacle adapted to receive a manually thrown object, a plunger adapted to reciprocate through the receptacle to elevate the object above the same, a revolubly mounted bat-carrying ligure, the bat being adapted to swing above the said receptacle, means having connection to both the plunger and the bat-carrying figure for simultaneously elevating the plunger and rotating the figure in one direction and means to retract the figure to cause the bat to forcibly remove the object from the plunger.

5. A game comprising a plunger, means to receive a manually thrown object and guide it into contact with the plunger, means to operate the plunger for moving and supporting the object out .of the receiving means, means to lock the plunger against unauthorized movement, said locking means being released by the object when it is in the said receiving means, and a swinging member adapted to forcibly remove the object-from the plunger while the plunger supports the object exteriorly of the receiving means.

6. A game comprising a plunger, means to receive a manually thrown object and guide it into contact with the plunger, means to operate the plunger for moving and supporting the object out of the receiving means, means to lock the plunger against unauthorized movement, said locking means being released by the object when it is in the said receiving' means, a swinging member adapted to forcibly remove the object from the plunger While thc plunger supports the object exteriorly of the receiving means, an electrical indicator, a s .itch to control the indicator and neans on the plunger operating means for closing the switch.

7. A game comprising a revolubly mounted shaft, a bat-carrying ligure mounted on the shaft, a driving member secured to the shaft, a pawl carrying lever to drive the said member in one direction, a spring` to retract the Isaid member, a ball rfgceiving receptacle, a plunger adapted to reciprocate through the receptacle and to move the ball into the path of the retracting movement of the bat for forcibly removing the ball from the plunger, an actuating lever and a cable connected to the actuating lever, the pawl carrying lever and to the plunger for simultaneously operating the bat-carrying ligure and the plunger.

8. A game comprising a revolubly mounted shaft, a bat-carrying ligure mounted on the shaft, a driving member secured to the shaft, a pawl carrying lever to drive the said member in one direction, a spring to retract the said member, a ball receiving receptacle, a plunger adapted to reciprocate through the receptacle and to move the ball into the path of the retracting movement of the bat for forcibly removing the ball from the plunger, a latch memberl adapted to lock the plunger against unauthorized movement, a member in the receptacle and having an operating connection to the latch member and adapted to be operated by the ball to release the latch member, an actuating lever and a cable connected to the actuating lever, the pawl carrying lever and to the plunger for simultaneously operating the bat carrying figure and the plunger.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 3d day of July, 1925.

v FRANK H. RUN SER. 

